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than
before, probably from all the hard work he'd been doing. She caught
his manly, musk fragrance just before she leaned down and brushed
his lips.
    His kiss was light, tantalizing, or more to
the point, teasing.
    And strange.
    Had she forgotten everything about him? The
firm pressure of his hands drifting across her shoulders, then
moving lower gave her the feeling he was holding back until she was
ready.
    Consideration ... she liked that.
    She traced a finger along his strong jaw,
taking in every detail beneath her hand. She didn't remember his
jaw being so square. If only she could look into his eyes.
    He took her hand and placed a kiss on her
open palm, then pulled her closer. He groaned as he seized her lips
in a devouring kiss that sent Dani's head spinning with stormy
desire and shedding her inhibitions. She hardly noticed as his
other hand clamped around her waist and pulled her over him to the
other side of the bed. Just that quickly they had switched
positions. He was on top and in command with his lips moving
insistently on hers.
    A long dormant desire surged through her, and
somewhere in the back of Dani's mind a voice told her Steven had
changed. She had never felt like this before. Something about him
seemed so manly, so strong, so unique. Whatever doubts she had, she
pushed aside.
    He kissed her now with such tenderness that
she clung to him as a hungry, urgent passion crept across her body.
He parted her lips. She moaned with pleasure as she touched her
tongue to his. A delicious shiver slid down her spine.
    He pulled back for just a moment, then
crushed her to him again, taking her mouth with urgent hunger. He
brushed his hand down the length of her back until it came to rest
on her hips.
    Adrian was hot ... hard ... and ready. This
young woman beneath him was slowly driving him to the edge of
insanity. She wasn't aggressive or bold, but when she arched her
body into his, his body trembled with burning desire.
    She touched him almost shyly and clung to him
as if she were afraid he'd leave her .... Leave her? Hell, a
million dollars couldn't get him out of this bed.
    She was good. Damn good!
    Bracing his arms, he reluctantly pulled away
from her tempting lips. He noticed her puffy mouth and black, sooty
lashes lying on the shadows of her cheeks. “You're beautiful,” he
whispered, thinking again that she looked like an angel.
    Her eyelids fluttered open. “Thank you,” she
said, wishing she could see his face clearly. But the pills had
taken their toll and blurred her vision. Right this minute, Dani
loved him more than she ever had, and didn't hesitate as she raised
her hand to his cheek, feeling his smooth skin beneath her fingers.
“I want you,” she told him.
    She didn’t have to ask twice. He spread her
thighs so he could fulfill both their longings. Her arms wrapped
around him as he slipped his hands beneath her hips, lifting her
slightly to meet his need. And then ... Nothing . . . .
    Adrian couldn’t believe it. He glanced down
at her. Damned if she hadn't passed out.
    The woman had passed out in the heat of
passion.
    Damn! He must be losing his touch.
    Adrian eased himself to the side with a
chuckle. This most certainly had never happened to him before. “I
want a refund,” he murmured, but as he watched the glorious angel
beside him, he decided it was probably for the best. He pulled her
next to him and wrapped his arms around her glad for the
company.
    Tomorrow he'd send her on her way.
     
     
    The next morning, Dani had barely opened her
eyes, before she winced at the pain. Boy, did her head hurt. A
hangover. Her first. And definitely her last. How did anyone get
drunk more than once?
    She longed to sleep some more, but the
pounding in her temples prevented any possibility of that.
Reluctantly, she opened her eyes and saw a mass of black hair on a
well built chest. It took a few minutes for her to realize she was
with Steven.
    Last night had been wonderful. Or what she
could remember. She